The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-05
IN WHICH ALL INTEREST WAS
CENTERED, WON
BY Fgm0nt, Who Defeated Favor b,
Strong Pull In lag LA
Great Surprise.
LITTLE MINCH MAKES A FAST
THREE.QUARCER DASH,
Beating Editor BY a Length In
1:l4 l @The Fastest Time
Ever Made In the South.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPKAL.I

/ AANNsl Aho oOON
weather again today, ths track waf
fast and the time unusually good.
The crowd was the largest OF the
week, FIVE thousand being present,
bat with good weather tomorrow
there is every prospect OF bigger at
tendance. The event Of the day az
far az record goes, was the triumph oi
Little Minch in the thrfe quarter dSe h,
when he beat Editor by q
full lergth in 1:l4t, the fastest
time ever made south OF the
Ohio river and the fasteet anywhere
on q round track. The surprise Of the
dsy was the defeat Of Favor by Egg
mont. This latter won on Monday,
but today he was victorious even more
easily, winning under strong pull in
1:423. This race, the TroubadouI
stakes, the blue ribbon event, was
worth $l100 to the winner. The head
editor of one OF the Nashville
dailes took in $500 on Eiisto
Tuesday, while the city editor of the
came paper captured $500 on Egmont
today. The tip for tomorrow is Lis
lard, Lewis Clark, Dancing Kid, Ban
yan and Shadow. In the extra race
on Friday the following gentlemen
riders will be seen: r. f. Kirkpatrick,
Hugh Druillsrd, Van S,adiford, Henry
Jackson, Ban O ckrell, w. T. Berry, jr.
First Rdce.-SellinS purse, $4c0, for
three years aud upwards; seven fur
longs. The starters in this were !:
Biddy Bowling, 108, Blsylock; Aristo-
crat, 10S, Gerbardy; Eva K, 112, Tuck.
ner; Wsrsign, los, Kelly; Little Sulli-
van, 95, Rogers; Ille Pat, 102, Carroll I;
o b, ll2, Cooper; Charley Marks, 81,
Fiupigsn; Broaohead, 95, Caldwell.
The post odds were: 2 to l, Biddy
Bowling; to /, Aristocrat; TO !, Eva
X; 5 to /, Wsrsigo 30 to l, Little Sui
livan; 80 to l, Idle Pat; 90 to / o b !;
4 to l, Chsr'ey Marks; 20 to l, Broad
head.
Eva X won by length and half
from Biddy Bowling, Aristocrst third.
Time-1 1909.
Second Rac..-Pursa $400, for three
year olds and upwa d six furlongs.
The starters we're: Editor, SO, Barnes !;
Little Mincb, 80, Elkie; Straight
Flush, 80, Fsrraday; Sam Harper, jr.,
83, Adams; Fellow Broeck, SS, Richie.
The post odds were: Elitor and
Minch. even money Sam Harper, s
TO l ; Fellow Broeck, 80 to l; Straight
Flush, 80 to l.
Little Minch ran second to Sam
Hsrper to the stretch, when he went
to the fout md won handily hy q
length from Harper; Straight Fn'h
third; Editor beaten eff Tims--1:14t.
Third Race Purse $400, for maiden
two year olds; five furloDgs. The art
e's were: Bob Thomas, 103, Hogan /;
Zuhlan, 81, Gerhsrdy; Upton, 81,
Rogers; Aberdeen, ITO, Sheridan
Vindicstor, 100, ,Radkey; Bonnie King,
103, Elkie; Gounod, 100. Walker;
Amelia R, 81, Richie; Goiphtly, 100,
Flanagan Imitator, 100, Adams; Jen.
ME s, 100, Cunningham Ovation, 81,
Barnes. Post odds-6 to /, Bob
Thomas; 5 to |, Zuhlan 8 to l, Upton;
10 TO l, Aberdeen 20 to l, Viudicstor;
4 to !, Bonnie King; 10 to /, Gouuod;
10 to l, Amelia P. 4; II to l, Golightly;
9 to |, Imitstor; to l, Jennie s. to
|, Ovation, Ovation won by a neck
from Bonnie King, Gounod third.
rime-l: :04.
Fourth Race. - The Troubadour
stakes, one aud one-eighth miles. The
starters were: Egmont, 118, Natl ews;
Favor, 123, Caldwell; Irish Pat, ll8,
Blay lock; Elein, 1lS, Sheridan. The
post odds were, ia l, Egmont; to
|, Elgin; 8 to 5, Favor; 8 to 5, Irish
Pat.
Egmopt took the lead and was
never headed, winning by three
lengths from Favor, who was heavily
punished. Eigin was a bal third.
Time-1 :564.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE ENTRIES,
weights and pooling rates on Thurs
days races:
First Race e-Three-fourths of mile.
Billy Lincolp, S5 So; Efie Hardin,
"a, s.. Lisland, 100, SIS; Avery 98,
$l8; Encbantress, SO, SO: Alice Moore,
so, $40; Col. Owens, 108, SO; Pink, 80,
$40; Alfred, 81, S.; Vivian, SO, So;
Pokomoke, 1O3, Sl2; Biddy Bowling,
9S, $40; Shadow. 10l, $5; Nomore, ITO,
"a Drumslick, 81, 81.
Second Rae. e.-Seven-eighths of a
mile. Big Three, 103, $11; Doctor,
100, 81; Lewis Clark, l03, $55: Mamie
Hunt, l05, sos; Broadhesd, So, "A;
Returning Board, 103, f11,
Third RGce.-0ne mile aud seventy
yards, handicap. Jennie Mcfarland,
IS, $l6; Fosleral. 95, S3l; Porter Ashs,
l02, $2z; st. Valentine, 100, $25;
Da. clng Kid, 100, $40.
Fourth Rdce.-0ns mile aad one
tenth; Lawye bastakts, Dark Hall,
ll3, $40; Ban Nail, l13, $50; Ban Van,
l08, 1925; Hornpipe, llS, Sl1S; Luke
Alexander, 1l6, $l5.
L is now sprinkling and the outlook
Ia for a muddv track TonorYou